Full Stops Falling Out Of Fashion, Due To Instant Messaging
... first it was commas ... and now
this!
For someone like me, who - from as far back as I can remember - has constantly taken pride in my grammatical presentation of written/typed/printed words, this news is anathema.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016...ant-messaging/
Note, in the thread title, I have changed the word thanks (which appears in the link) to 'due' ... to instant messaging. This is because, I've "sweet Fanny Adams" to thank whoever dreamt up such anotion, for!
Last edited by Arthur Little; 1st June 2016 at 20:33. Reason: Removed asterisks.
We all have different standards. I don't see any need to lower mine to accommodate the ignorant .
I'm not perfect with my punctuation but I do my best, I try not to abbreviate any words either when having any written communication
I'm far from perfect too Michael.
It's those who just don't care, who pee me off.
It's just little things that need thinking about.
Apostrophes, use them.
There, their, they're, know the difference.
To, two, too. I gave my extra two beers to Fred as I'd had too much
Whose and who's.
Know and no.
So why did Fred get your beer when I was there too,Originally Posted by SimonH
It's just little things that need thinking about.
Apostrophes, use them.
There, their, they're, know the difference.
To, two, too. I gave my extra two beers to Fred as I'd had too much
Whose and who's.
Know and no.
I think Fred is your favourite
Steve, my friend.
If you recall correctly you had passed out hours before hand after going on about kayaks and beaches, and then telling us all how much you loved us
It's just little things that need thinking about.
Apostrophes, use them.
There, their, they're, know the difference.
To, two, too. I gave my extra two beers to Fred as I'd had too much
Whose and who's.
Know and no.... yours and you're!
... there are far too many who, when they're writing or typing, don't seem to know the difference between their [proper] uses.
Oh*there're plenty others; (
, Michael ... I've rolled two words into one with *there!) But take, for example, "of & off" which also spring to mind.
Anyway ...... how can one expect separate sentences in a passage to be fully understood by reader(s) in the absence of correct puntuation and when there's no proper ending to a jumble of words simply strung together?
little dot exists for a purpose!
Punctuation is one thing, spelling is another.Oh
Anyway ...
Seem the new thing is all the Emot's. It gets hardthread
when there
are so many
If you want your dreams to come true ...... first you have to wake up
What's an Emot?Seem the new thing is all the Emot's. It gets hard
Emot= a smiley,
Thank you for that Arthur, you see one can still learn even at my ageEmot= a smiley,
Likewise, MichaelThank you for that Arthur, you see one can still learn even at my age... I, too, am always learning.
Probably more than most, I'm partial to their use. But then ...Seem the new thing is all the Emot's. It gets hard
Take a look at this paragraph. Can you read what it says? All the letters have been jumbled (mixed). Only the first and last letter of ecah word is in the right place:
I cnduo't bvleiee taht I culod aulaclty uesdtannrd waht I was rdnaieg. Unisg the icndeblire pweor of the hmuan mnid, aocdcrnig to rseecrah at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mttaer in waht oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm. Tihs is bucseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Aaznmig, huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghhuot slelinpg was ipmorantt! See if yuor fdreins can raed tihs too.
Can you read this , it makes perfect sense to me
Yaeh it deos mkae pcefret ssene. Azaming!!
You missed an 'L' out on couldn't, but apart from that it was totally legible
Thank you Simon
My current pet hate: 'Loose' instead of 'LOSE' !
I hate it when forecasting the weather they say "windier" instead of saying "more wind" also when people say "you and me" instead of "you and I"My current pet hate: 'Loose' instead of 'LOSE' !
When I mentioned wind you did not like that tooI hate it when forecasting the weather they say "windier" instead of saying "more wind" also when people say "you and me" instead of "you and I"
I have often wondered what's it like being perfect,
I have often wondered what's it like being perfect,
Don`t be shy Steve...Just ask.
Get some dentures Stevie, and the words will just flow over that lispI have often wondered what's it like being perfect,
If you want your dreams to come true ...... first you have to wake up
Steve I am still breaking this one tooth inGet some dentures Stevie, and the words will just flow over that lisp
If you want your dreams to come true ...... first you have to wake up
There used to be an OCD grammar moderator,we never found out who he was,not publicly anyway,but he insisted on moderating peoples posts unasked,glad he stopped as are several others
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